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Simple Drainage Of An Infected Lymph Node

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 38300

Opens and drains a lymph node or cluster of nodes that has filled with pus. A small incision is made over the swelling and the infected fluid is let out, sometimes leaving a small drain or packing behind. This is the straightforward version, for a collection that is easy to reach and does not require extensive dissection.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Simple Drainage Of An Infected Lymph Node cost?

$646

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $646 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $631 from a physician practice, and about $1,380 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$631$437 to $851
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,380$955 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $355 to $8,511Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $324 to $1,202
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,380professional $631

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$13,182.57
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,445.44
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,630.27
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 8.7 times more in California than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Minnesota· 6th of 51

$646

CA $2,399DE $275

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.